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Daikaiju at Palmfest 2024

Beer, sweat, noise: PALMFEST 2024

by Gabriel Brito
Published July 31, 2024

Forty bands took the stage behind Palmer’s Bar from July 26 to July 28 as the West Bank dive bar sought to recreate the magic of Woodstock ‘99.On Sunday, a crowd of mostly gray-haired punks covered...

Full of drill beats, lyrics about being sexy and not much else, the album was released on July 26.

Review: “Y2K!” by Ice Spice

by Gabriel Brito
Published July 30, 2024

“Y2K!” the debut studio album from New York rapper Ice Spice, is 24 minutes of hard-hitting drilled beats and rapping about butts.Released on July 26, the album has 10 tracks, none of which are...

The Foo Fighters’ Sunday night set was their first Minnesota show in nearly six years.

Foo Fighters exhilarate in Target Field debut

by Ethan Lambert
Published July 30, 2024

The Foo Fighters’ first Twin Cities show in over half a decade on Sunday was a masterclass in rock showmanship.Nearly 30 years after the band’s inception, the Foo Fighters delivered a tour-de-force...

Unlike many other markets, guitar sales increased greatly as stay-at-home orders were announced.

Guitar stores are doing business as usual after a pandemic boom

by Gabriel Brito
Published July 30, 2024

Over four years after the COVID-19 pandemic, local guitar stores continue to adapt to industry changes brought about by the pandemic.Ever since the first lockdown, the market for instruments and equipment...

Put your headphones on and expand your playlist with these covers.

Cover Collab: The best song covers that exist

by Isabella Caswell and Sommer Wagen
Published July 25, 2024

Here is a list of five covers we think everyone should listen to. Edge of Midnight (Midnight Sky Remix) by Miley Cyrus, feat. Stevie NicksOur first pick is not necessarily a cover, but a reworking...

Thousands of people flocked to Harriet Island for the inaugural Minnesota Yacht Club music festival.

Minnesota Yacht Club returns the musical festival experience to Harriet Island

by Ethan Lambert
Published July 23, 2024

Last weekend, the Minnesota Yacht Club brought in roughly 60,000 people for the first music festival at Harriet Island in St. Paul since 2012.The festival had a stacked lineup featuring big-name headliners...

For Clairo, “the third time’s the Charm.”

Review: “Charm” by Clairo

by Sommer Wagen
Published July 21, 2024

Indie darling Clairo’s third studio album “Charm,” which came out July 12, is a warm, soul-infused, mature take on the complexities of young adulthood.On her first independent release, Clairo...

Having free water at all concerts would make the concert-going experience a little more enjoyable for everyone.

Water should be free at all concerts

by Ethan Lambert
Published July 20, 2024

Imagine you are at a big concert, standing in the packed general admission floor with your friends and hundreds of others. After hours of dancing, you take a break to get some water, but you find out that...

It’s time for Eminem to retire.

Review: “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)” by Eminem

by Ethan Lambert
Published July 12, 2024

Eminem has fallen flat on his face with his twelfth studio album, “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce),” released on Friday. Eminem has become a shell of his former self in recent years, with...

At the F— the USA event, Pink Place invited attendees to “Come rage with us.”

Pink anti-patriotism: F— the USA at the Pink Place

by Sommer Wagen
Published July 9, 2024

Editor's Note: This article contains explicit language.Over one hundred people crowded into the fenced-in backyard of the Pink Place house on Saturday following the Fourth of July. They were brought...

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